In the very same article, it says that you can disable the feature altogether and block *all* ads if you so choose. You could also create your own whitelist if there are some web pages for which to want to enable ads.
There are lots of reasons to block ads. Besides easing stress on your network, you ease stress on your computer by not having to show unnecessary image or flash ads. This improves battery life and overall longevity in the long run. There are also privacy issues, where many ad firms track individual computers and their owners' habits. Last but not least, ads are harmful to the Internet neutrality. Imagine a web site. Let's say it's an independent digital newspaper. It is financed by ads via a well-renowned firm, and without this income it could not exist. One day, this newspaper uncovers something huge, perhaps some huge scandal in the financial world with many large companies involved. The newspaper, intent on bringing truth to the people, publish a story on it, with promises to disclose more in time. What happens now? If one of the major companies involved in the scandal doesn't already own the ad firm financing the newspaper, they will aspire to do so in the very close future. They will then proceed to threaten to cut off the ad revenues to the newspaper if they do not cease the disclosure. Incidents such as this has happened on occasion in Europe and in America, so it is not that unlikely to happen. Revenues via ads is dangerous, because it is the advertisers who ultimately decide what you may write on your page. Blocking ads en masse is a way of making ads unreliable as a primary income for a web site, thus making it less common for web sites to do so. Internet is relatively new in some parts of the world. These parts have yet to experience the full benefit Internet could bring, and also some of the pitfalls. I would like to help people evade these pitfalls. On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, and in the very same article, am not sure you read this section, > either way, i dont see any need to use an ad block service/software/tool, > > Will all "acceptable" ads be unblocked? > > No. Unfortunately, it isn't technically possible to recognize "acceptable" > ads automatically. We have > agreements<https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads-agreements>with > some websites and advertisers that only advertising matching our criteria > will be used, their ads will be unblocked then. We hope to grow our list > significantly over time. > > > > > On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Hari Kurup <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 23 December 2011 17:34, Mugarura Cavin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It would be my friend if it had grey matter, am not sure it does, >>> for example, if it would block spam ads, not simply any ads, >>> ads are useful (1%), why should i block ads, and miss out on a deal, >>> >> >> >> you want to read this >> https://adblockplus.org/en/acceptable-ads >> >> -- >> Hari >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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